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Comptia Project + Project Management

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1. Collect project performance data with respect to a plan - produce performance measures and report and disseminate performance information






2. Approved specific version of the detailed scope statement - work breakdown structure (WBS) and its associated WBS dictionary






3. Budgeted cost of work performed






4. Documenting the actions necessary to define - prepare - integrate and coordinate all subsidiary plans






5. Logical relationship where completion of the successor schedule activity is dependent upon the initiation of the predecessor schedule activity






6. The merging or joining of parallel schedule network paths into the same node in a project schedule network diagram. characterized by a schedule activity with more than one predecessor activity






7. Developing an approximation of the monetary resources needed to complete project activities






8. Document containing the results of the qualitative risk analysis - quantitative risk analysis and risk response planning. details all identified risks including description - category - cause - probability of occurring - impact on objectives - propos






9. Document issued by the project initiator or sponsor that formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organization resources to the project activities






10. Something tangible used in performing an activity to produce a product or result






11. Budgeted cost of work scheduled






12. Estimating the type and quantities of material - people - equipment or supplies required to perform the activity






13. Category or rank used to distinguish items that have the same functional use but do not share the same requirements for quality






14. Response to a negative risk that has occurred - workaround is not planned in advance of the occurrence of the risk event






15. An information gathering technique used as a way to reach a consensus of experts on a subject. experts on the subject participate in the technique anonymously. a facilitator uses a questionnaire to solicit ideas about the important project points rel






16. Documents utilized in bid and proposal activities - which include the buyer's invitation for bid - invitation for negotiations - request for information - request for quotation - request for proposal and sellers responses






17. The earliest point in time on which the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity (or the project) can finish - based on the schedule network logic - the data date and any schedule constraints.






18. A formal approved document that defines how the project is executed - monitored - and controlled.






19. Amount of time that a schedule activity can be delayed without delaying the early start date of any immediately following schedule activities.






20. Logical relationship where initiation of work of the successor activity depends on the completion of work of the predecessor activity






21. Quantifiable deviation - departure or divergence away from a known baseline or expected value






22. Process which generates hundreds or thousands of probable performance outcomes based on probability distributions for cost and schedule on individual tasks. the outcomes are used to generate a probability distribution for a project as a whole.






23. Describes how the project management team will implement the performing organizations quality plan.






24. The aggregate of things used by an organization in any undertaking such as equipment - apparatus - tools - machinery - gear - material.






25. Float (total float - free float)






26. System of practices - techniques - procedures and rules used by those who work in a discipline






27. Person or organization that is actively involved in the project or whose interests may be positively or negatively affected by execution or completion of the project






28. The process of finalizing all activities across all of the project management process groups to formally complete the project or phase






29. Processes involved in estimating - budgeting - and controlling costs so that the project can be completed within the approved budget






30. A planning technique that subdivides the project scope and project deliverables into smaller - more manageable components - until the project work associated with accomplishing the project scope and providing the deliverables is defined in sufficient






31. Schedule activity that determines when the logical successor activity can begin or end






32. Documenting project purchasing decisions - specifying the approach and identifying potential sellers






33. Requirements imposed by a government body. government mandated compliance






34. Partially complete document in a predefined format that provides a defined structure for collecting - organizing and presenting information and data






35. Hierarchal structure of resources by resource category and resource type used in resource leveling schedules and to develop resource limited schedules and which may be used to identify and analyze project human resource management






36. Developing options and actions to enhance opportunities and to reduce threats to project objectives






37. Smaller portion of the overall project created when a project is subdivided by their logical relationship






38. Change to project scope. almost always requires an adjustment to the project cost or schedule






39. An imperfection or deficiency in a project component where that component does not meet requirements or specifications and needs to be either repaired or replaced






40. Risk response planning technique that indicates the project team has decided not to change the project management plan to deal with a risk - or is unable to identify any other suitable response strategy






41. Point in time associated with a schedule activities' start.






42. Information and data on the status of the project schedule activities being performed to accomplish the project work collected as part of the direct and manage project execute processes. Information includes: status of deliverables - implementation s






43. A histogram - ordered by frequency of occurrence - that shows how many results were generated by each identified cause






44. Temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product - service or result






45. The process of obtaining seller responses - selecting a seller and awarding a contract






46. Communicating and working with stakeholders to meet their needs and address issues as they occur






47. Reserve






48. Something toward which work is to be directed - a strategic position to be attained - or a purpose to be achieved - a result to be obtained - a product to produced or a service to be performed






49. A group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not available from managing them individually.






50. Analysis. a statistical technique that calculates the average outcome when the future includes scenarios that may or may not happen. used in decision tree analysis.